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- pronunciation:
- ihk
stort
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
extorts, extorting, extorted |
| definition: |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority.
The crook found a way to extort money from the politician.The tyrant extorted land from the peasants.- similar words:
- blackmail, enforce, exact, force
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| related words: |
coerce, wring |
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| derivations: |
extortive (adj.), extorter (n.) |
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